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Emergency hospital admissions, prognosis, and population mortality in Norway during the first wave of the Covid-19 epidemic.

ABSTRACT:

Background

During the first wave of the Covid-19 epidemic, a national lockdown was established in Norway, and inhabitants were asked to contact healthcare only if absolutely necessary. We investigated hospital admissions and mortality due to non-Covid-19 disease during the lockdown compared to previous years.

Methods

We compared the number of emergency admissions and in-hospital fatality for diagnoses probably unaffected (acute myocardial infarction, acute abdominal conditions, cerebrovascular diseases) and affected by the lockdown (infections, injuries) in the South-Eastern Health Region of Norway during weeks 12-22, 2020, compared to the mean of the same period in the years 2017-2019. We also compared population mortality March-May 2020, to the mean of the same period in years 2017-2019.

Results

A total of 280,043 emergency admissions were observed; 20,911 admissions probably unaffected, and 30,905 admissions probably affected by the lockdown. Admissions due to diagnoses probably unaffected was reduced by 12% (95% confidence interval (CI) 9-15%), compared to 2017-2019. Admissions for diagnoses probably affected was reduced by 30% (95% CI 28-32%). There was a 34% reduction in in-hospital fatality due to acute myocardial infarction (95% CI 4-56%), 19% due to infections (95% CI 1-33%), and no change for the other diagnoses, compared to 2017-2019. The risk of in-hospital mortality to total mortality was lower for acute myocardial infarction (relative risk 0.85, 95% CI 0.73-0.99) and injuries (relative risk 0.83, 95% CI 0.70-0.98).

Conclusions

SUBMITTER: Jodal HC

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9361465 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Emergency hospital admissions, prognosis, and population mortality in Norway during the first wave of the Covid-19 epidemic.

Jodal Henriette C HC Juul Frederik E FE Barua Ishita I Bretthauer Michael M Kalager Mette M Løberg Magnus M Emilsson Louise L

Scandinavian journal of public health 20220512 6

<h4>Background</h4>During the first wave of the Covid-19 epidemic, a national lockdown was established in Norway, and inhabitants were asked to contact healthcare only if absolutely necessary. We investigated hospital admissions and mortality due to non-Covid-19 disease during the lockdown compared to previous years.<h4>Methods</h4>We compared the number of emergency admissions and in-hospital fatality for diagnoses probably unaffected (acute myocardial infarction, acute abdominal conditions, ce ...[more]

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Emergency hospital admissions, prognosis, and population mortality in Norway during the first wave of the Covid-19 epidemic.

Background

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Conclusions

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Emergency hospital admissions, prognosis, and population mortality in Norway during the first wave of the Covid-19 epidemic.

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